Care Sheet for BasilisksAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 2.73 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 02/01/2005 |
Main Category: | Lizards |
Sub Category: | Basilisks |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | Kling |
Years Experience: | 3 to 5 Years |
Species: | Brown Basilisks |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | Green Basililsks |
Sexing and Characteristics: | Sexing is hard to tell when they are young. The male has a bigger crest and females have none. |
Mostly Active During: | Day |
Substrate and Water Needs: | I use dirt from out in my yard for my basilisks
A Big water bowl should be used that can fit his/her whole body and tail in. |
Lighting and UVB: | Yes UVB and UVA should be offered.
I leave my lights on 24 hours a day. |
Temperatures and Humidity: | I mist my cage 3 times a day and with the bowl of water, it is nice and humid in the cage |
Heating and Equipment: | A heat lamp with a UVB light.
The basking spot should be about 95F.
cool side should be about 70 |
Caging Provided: | A baby can be started off in a 20 gallon and a adult should be in a 4ft tall 3ft wide 3ft deep |
Diet: | Carnivorous |
Description of Diet: | U can feed roaches , crix , meal worms, red worms, earth worms, and grass hoppers. When they get about 2ft u can offer pinkys. |
Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: | I use zoo med’s reptivite reptile vitamins. |
Maintenance: | Very easy. I spot clean every day. |
Some Words on this Species: | They are fun to watch grow and are just an all around cool lizard.
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